Thailand rejects China’s plan for 250 km/h railway

Thailand has rejected a Chinese proposal to increase the top speed of the new double-track railway from Bangkok to the Northeast and the Eastern Seaboard to 250 kilometres per hour from 180 km/h.

Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said on Friday he told Chinese authorities that Thailand would adhere to the original agreement in which the top speed was180 km/h.

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